Research interests: environmental protection, environmental health, neurotoxicology, nanomaterials, carbon materials, adsorption, sensor development, pesticides, acetylcholinesterase, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, neurotoxicology, Alzheimer’s disease.
Education:
BSc in Physical Chemistry (2020), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, BSc thesis title: “Investigation of the oxygen reduction reaction on ZnO”.
MSc in Physical Chemistry (2021), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, MSc thesis title: “Adsorption of malathion on carbon materials derived from biomass in aqueous solutions”.
PhD in Physical Chemistry (2025), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, PhD thesis title: “Adsorption of organophosphate pesticides from water onto activated carbon materials obtained by carbonization of viscose fibers”.
Career:
2022 -present, Department of Physical Chemistry, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences.
Active projects:
Program topic: „Development of Sustainable Integrated Processes for the Isolation of Diverse Compounds Using Innovative Solutions in Accordance with Green Chemistry Principles” (2024 and beyond); participant.
Bilateral project with the Federal Republic of Germany: “Biowaste-Derived Activated Carbon Materials for Environmental Contaminant Detection and Remediation (BiowAC).” (2024-2025); participant.
COST action (CA22147): „European metal-organic framework network: combining research and development to promote technological solutions (EU4MOFs)”, (2023-2027), participant.
COST action (CA23118): „Futures-oriented Governance of Outer Space: Towards Peace, Equity, and Environmental Integrity (FOGOS)”, (2024-2028), participant.
List of five selected publications:
- Tasić, T., Milanković, V., Potkonjak, N., Unterweger, C., Pašti, I., & Lazarević-Pašti, T. (2025). Valorization of viscose textile waste for the adsorptive removal of organophosphate pesticides from water. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 69, 106793–106793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106793
- Tasić, T., Milanković, V., Unterweger, C., Furst, C., Breitenbach, S., Pašti, I., & Lazarević-Pašti, T. (2024). Highly Porous Cellulose-Based Carbon Fibers as Effective Adsorbents for Chlorpyrifos Removal: Insights and Applications. C, 10(3), 58–58. https://doi.org/10.3390/c10030058
- Milanković, V.,Tasić, T., Brković, S., Potkonjak, N., Unterweger, C., Pašti, I., & Lazarević-Pašti, T. (2024). The adsorption of chlorpyrifos and malathion under environmentally relevant conditions using biowaste carbon materials [Elsevier]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135940
- Milanković, V., Tasić, T., Brković, S. M., Potkonjak, N. I., Unterweger, C., Bajuk-Bogdanović, D. V., Pašti, I. A., & Lazarević-Pašti, T. (2024). Spent coffee grounds-derived carbon material as an effective adsorbent for removing multiple contaminants from wastewater: A comprehensive kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic study. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 63, 105507–105507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105507
- Tasić, T., Milanković, V., Batalović, K., Breitenbach, S., Unterweger, C., Fürst, C., Pašti, I., & Lazarević-Pašti, T. (2023). Application of Viscose-Based Porous Carbon Fibers in Food Processing—Malathion and Chlorpyrifos Removal. Foods, 12(12), 2362–2362. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12122362